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| Motivation | ***Christian Calorie Counters (CCC) Continues*** | Mar 24 2008 23:13 (UTC) |
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| Motivation | Losing "Vanity Pounds" (Closed Group) | Mar 24 2008 23:07 (UTC) |
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I think so, it's monday.... though I'm losing so far, nothing green, except a greenish yellow pear so far, LOL!! |
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| Motivation | Losing "Vanity Pounds" (Closed Group) | Mar 24 2008 21:51 (UTC) |
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sounds good to me too, I've been busy but will try to do this one |
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| Motivation | ***Christian Calorie Counters (CCC) Continues*** | Mar 24 2008 21:48 (UTC) |
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I haven't been around much lately, but I want to say Happy Easter to all! I don't know why, but I'm absolutely starving today... I'm already at almost 1000 calories, and craving everything I (thankfully) don't have in the house.... french fries, fish sticks, pumpkin pie --aaghhh. I don't ever eat those things, WHY is that all I want today?? :)
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| Motivation | Losing "Vanity Pounds" (Closed Group) | Mar 07 2008 15:24 (UTC) |
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That's a great idea, count me in! I tend to go in spurts with the fruit & veg, some days not so much, other days lots & lots, so I definitely need the motivation  |
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| Motivation | Losing "Vanity Pounds" (Closed Group) | Mar 05 2008 02:27 (UTC) |
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I'm still here too, but a little disappointed also. I would check in every day, but doesn't seem like anything is happening. no challenge... no leader.... not many people. Maybe if it hadn't been closed, we'd have a few more that were actually interested, who knows. I think we'll have to start a different group, same people, different name, & invite everybody.... any takers for a leader???? |
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| Motivation | Already fall within a healthy BMI and looking to lose those last few pounds and/or get in shape? | Feb 28 2008 15:48 (UTC) |
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Original Post by idgystripes: If you are serious about knowing the calories you are actually eating in a day, you need to invest in a kitchen scale - digital is best. that way you can weigh everything you put in your mouth, and say you eat 7 jelly beans, weigh them (OR if you eat them first, just count out 7 more if you have them, put them on the scale & see what it comes out as, then log it into cc) you can adjust just about every item in cc database to be in ounces or grams, which is very precise.(choose "other" for serving size and input it exactly) My teenage girls are just maintaining, but are vigilant with what they eat, so they weigh or measure everything the night before and write it down, that way they know the calories in everything they eat during the day while not home. The problem is that if you don't log everything you eat, you may be really surprised at how many calories are in those few small things you are eating. ie, a few candies, a handful of chips, a couple of crackers, creamer in coffee -- they all add up quickly. on the other hand, if you're popping radishes or cucumber slices, not so many calories there! If you are making homemade spaghetti sauce(or anything), there is a place where you can input any recipe (foods tab) and it will give you the exact nutrition info of what you are eating. there again, some things home made can be far less calories than bought stuff, or could be more, depends on what you are using for ingredients. Some recipes for sauce I have used call for like 1/4 or 1/2 cup olive oil, I always cut it back to zero or no more than 1 TBsp, and then see the difference it makes in the calories on that one! Little changes make huge differences, and it all adds up over time. I adjust recipes to use extra lean ground beef or ground turkey/chicken instead of regular beef, leave out the oil, no sugar, low salt or just use something like Mrs. Dash seasonings, then input them into the 'new recipe' area on cc and add one serving to my food log. then I tag it if I have more I will be eating at another time, or if I will make it again. That way it's faster next time to log! :) |
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| Motivation | Losing "Vanity Pounds" (Closed Group) | Feb 27 2008 02:31 (UTC) |
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Original Post by ducklingerthank: Wow! that's inspiring! I simply don't have time for that much... :( but I am doing more. you must feel great! I would say that you are the big winner!!
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| Motivation | Losing "Vanity Pounds" (Closed Group) | Feb 25 2008 19:14 (UTC) |
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well, you've got me beat! (though that isn't hard to do!!) I have 60 minutes of cardio for the whole week !
but from my viewpoint, it's better than zero, right? afterall, I'm middle aged & sit at a desk all day! |
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| Fitness | I jog with a dog every day, but I do not know what kind she is.... Anyone? | Feb 24 2008 00:57 (UTC) |
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I think she looks like a very happy girl that has a great home! My best guess would be she most looks like a Lab crossed with maybe a Jindo, note the eye expression, head type, and body shape. the smaller ears than typical lab could come from here too. cross that with the shorter coat and droopier ears of the lab, and I think it comes close. perhaps staffordshire could be in there too, but the expression is much closer to the Jindo, I think. That said, she could be a mix of half a dozen unsuspecting breeds, taking a little from each, so to me, she most looks like a *happy* lab cross |
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| Weight Loss | PLEASE! Need help: confused about how to count calories | Feb 18 2008 21:11 (UTC) |
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I really don't know for sure, so maybe we can bump this up & someone who is knowledgeable can help you out!!
(though I have NO idea if this is correct, my 17 y.o. daughter eats 1/2 her calories back that she burns.) |
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| Foods | Lunch ideas - low sodium, low carbs (starch) | Feb 18 2008 19:33 (UTC) |
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Original Post by ryudom: just wondering WHY you would say this.... Who doesn't get at least 500 mg of sodium per day? (low,low sodium) and what would be detrimental to low sodium, unless you're talking below 500mg?
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| Motivation | Losing "Vanity Pounds" (Closed Group) | Feb 18 2008 18:43 (UTC) |
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| Motivation | Losing "Vanity Pounds" (Closed Group) | Feb 18 2008 17:49 (UTC) |
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Missgendale, imo I would classify grilled chicken from any fast food menu to be "junk" mostly because of the high sodium it contains (I think McDonald's chicken is about 3/4 of the rdi) and because of the white bun. :) My week..... not the winner, but here it is anyway: Wednesday I had a subway salad, which I don't really classify as junk food, it has plain chicken breast pieces, low in sodium, and the rest is all veggies & low fat, low sodium dressing. It doesn't matter tooo much if it counts or not anyway...... because I blew it yesterday (sunday) as my daughter & I shared a new york fries. this is something I only get about twice a year or so, and my daughter & I had a nice afternoon out, and decided to splurge together; so I don't regret it, either! Do we have another challenge yet?? |
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| Motivation | Losing "Vanity Pounds" (Closed Group) | Feb 08 2008 21:33 (UTC) |
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Is anything happening here? :) ?? In the mean time.... why don't we all just post ideas for upcoming challenges, in order of preference...
I'll jump off the deep end & go first 1. # of minutes exercising per day... or break up to specific groups, ie.walking/running; weights; other aerobic activity ???? ??? ?? 2. sodium intake per day Anybody Else ? ? ?
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| Motivation | Losing "Vanity Pounds" (Closed Group) | Feb 04 2008 18:31 (UTC) |
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OK, I can't compete with 25 glasses of water per day but I'll post mine anyway. On a personal level, I'm pretty happy with my intake, 72 ounces per day is my personal minimum, I feel hydrated, but I don't have to "go" every 10 minutes, LOL Mon: 84 ounces Tues: 72 ounces Wed: 72 ounces Thurs: 74 ounces Fri: 72 ounces Sat: 54 ounces Sun: 72 ounces = Total: 500 ounces p.s. Erinlf & energygirl, what's a Nalgene??
Next challenge?? maybe we could vote by friday or saturday or sunday afternoons, that way we can get started first thing monday morning every week... anything exercise would be good, I could use some motivation, lol |
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| Weight Loss | 8 glasses of water per day - fact or myth? | Feb 04 2008 16:49 (UTC) |
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Original Post by alevin: This is actually a dangerous statement, in that some people who read this may feel justified to drink little or no water a day and feel that coffee, tea, sodas or fruit drinks are equally as good to hydrate the body. However, let's note that coffee and tea (not herbal) actually dehydrate the body. Please note that both coffee and tea actually do have health benefits in and of themselves, but should not be relied upon as sole fluids, but actually additional water should be consumed for every cup of coffee or tea you drink. (by the way, I drink both, but I also drink sufficient water to compensate) Sodas have a lot of sodium and sugar (or chemicals for diet soda) and should have additional water consumed to flush these out of the body, and should not be relied upon as fluids alone. Fruit juices are excellent to drink, though even in their completely natural state have high amounts of sugar, and while drinking juices is beneficial for most people, it is beneficial to also have some water to help with the sugar content. As far as constipation goes, many people do not understand what constipation is. Many people think "regular" is once every two days, which is erroneous. A diet replete in fiber, both soluble and insoluble and enough fluids will allow for regularity twice every day, although some people may be content with their health at once per day. To rely upon diet plus one cup of water to get enough fluids is fine only if you are eating almost entirely raw foods, and fruit, nuts, etc. If you are eating a typical north american diet of packaged anything, cooked everything, sodas (diet or not), juices, coffee, tea etc, then you cannot get enough fluids from diet alone. Water intake is ultimately a personal decision, but please don't recommend that "one cup of ... any other fluid" is sufficent. Otherwise, the kidneys and liver have a harder job to do and over time that can lead to reduced function or disfunction in these organs. IMHO, why take that risk? |
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| Foods | Question re: Whole Wheat Spaghetti | Jan 30 2008 16:18 (UTC) |
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We have a digital scale (and I set it to ounces) so.... I just now weighed our whole wheat spaghetti, and once it arrived at 2 oz, it was 89 strands. However, I continued adding strands and could get 5 more on while still at 2 oz, so a TOTAL of 94 STRANDS is 2 ounces according to our scale, for average ww spaghetti. And I agree, it is about the size of a nickle (maybe a teeny bit smaller) when you look at it, but I didn't actually get a nickle out, lol. Though Molly, I imagine that your friend has probably either long eaten the spaghetti or given up, LOL |
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| Health & Support | Hypo-Thyroid disease--anyone have information? | Jan 30 2008 03:10 (UTC) |
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Original Post by fransen: Hi Fransen, I have also had concentration & memory problems in the past, and although some of that was alleviated by taking my thyroid medication, what really helped me was taking vitamin B9, also known as Folic Acid or Folate. I just know how much it dramatically helped me since my Dr. put me on it. I would suggest maybe talking to your doctor to see if that would be something you should look into? here's a quote regarding Folate/Folic Acid/B9: "Depression, apathy, shortness of breath, dizziness, and anemia can all result from a Vitamin B9 (Folic Acid) deficiency. Problems with memory and impaired brain and nerve function can also result. " "Especially at risk for this type of deficiency are the elderly, pregnant women, those who drink excessive quantities of alcohol and women taking the birth control pill." I know it's a bit off topic, but just thought I'd share what worked for me. |
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| Foods | Should making a salad be this hard? | Jan 29 2008 23:09 (UTC) |
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you're too funny ! thanks for the happy moment :)
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| Motivation | Losing "Vanity Pounds" (Closed Group) | Jan 28 2008 22:51 (UTC) |
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Do we post our water every day, or only at the end?
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| Health & Support | Hypo-Thyroid disease--anyone have information? | Jan 26 2008 08:17 (UTC) |
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Original Post by fransen: Sorry, I've been busy and forgot about this thread, lol... No, I didn't smoke, just busy with the kids like you said... my oldest is 20 and now lives 5 hours away, and I have 2 teenagers and a 5 year old at home. maybe a bit off topic, but to answer your question, fransen: As far as the Folic Acid, I started taking it because it counter-acts another medication I am on, and Folic Acid is required to keep everything in balance. But, I noticed that it cleared up a lot of my memory issues (hypothyroid symptom that I have had for years prior), and my head is much clearer than before, and my mind is sharper. As I said, some days I would just feel kinda like I was 'in a fog' and I just couldn't shake it. I have researched folic acid a little, and it is especially recommended to take as you get older, to help fight some of the effects of aging. (also for those trying to get pregnant, but that's obviously not my reason!! lol) It's just a vitamin of sorts, and completely harmless. I've heard that about the multivitamins too, they have to be at least 4 hours before or after thyroid med. Squarepeg, I've never heard about any relation to hypothyroidism & low-carb diets, what is the theory?? And how does it help? And, I haven't heard of any specific food interfering with the medication, other than not taking them close together. Are they saying that if you eat those foods (ie. broccoli, gapefruit) at all that it interferes with it, or just in a certain timeframe? thanks! |
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| Motivation | Losing "Vanity Pounds" (Closed Group) | Jan 26 2008 01:05 (UTC) |
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me too, I don't normally lift weights on my own, but we have a set, so if we had a challenge, I would be up for that. :)
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| Health & Support | Hypo-Thyroid disease--anyone have information? | Jan 16 2008 07:11 (UTC) |
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I'm hypothroid too, and like shaufel, also take levothyroxine, (eltroxin); 100 mcg and supposed to be every day, but I'm awful with taking pills, so it amounts to prob. 5 days a week too, lol. Keep getting tested, every 6weeks to 3 months I think I was, now only once a year. I'm a bit confused about the whole postmenopausal thing though, because I was diagnosed when I was 24, after my first baby was about a year old. My Dr. said it is most often that a woman gets diagnosed after a pregnancy. I however, did not begin to take any medication (thought I was young,invincible, etc.) until I was 38. By that time, I had to do something, I felt like I was falling asleep all the time, only with my eyes open which was especially scary when I was driving. eeekkk The biggest difference now is the energy, and mental clarity. I also take folic acid, which helps big time with the mental clarity. I always felt like I was in a fog, some days worse than others. But, I have always had about 3x the normal amount of hair, and that was never affected, I still have 3x more hair than most people. But I have always had dry skin, and hair too. Oh, and cold hands. That's the other thing too, not so cold all the time now. Before meds, it could be 90 degrees, and I would still have a sweater on. The only thing that all the Dr's said was rare, was that I never had a weight issue without taking medication, in fact I was at my all time low during this period. So for me, taking meds or not hasn't had any noticeable effect on my weight. Now, perhaps menopause will prove to be a different matter altogether, we'll have to see.... One thing that my Dr. never gave any instruction about was how/when to take the thyroid medication, it was 2 years later, the pharmiscist said it works better on an empty stomach, 1-2 hours before food, or at least 2 hours after. I thought something that important, you'd think he would have told me, but perhaps I was the only one in the dark lol.
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| Pregnancy & Parenting | Pregnancy test question | Jan 15 2008 06:26 (UTC) |
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I am not sure about the new fangled tests these days, but one day could be too soon. My only other advice that helped me is to eat LOTS of spinach, or: take a folic acid supplement; eat healthy, try not to stress about it (at least relax if you can)
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| Weight Loss | Cook Book Suggestions? | Jan 15 2008 05:35 (UTC) |
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ie. if I have time to plan ahead, I use the slow cooker, put ingredients in 1st thing in the morning, or late the night before... IF I don't have much time, I cook SO MUCH in my pressure cooker... (and it's so simple to use) ie. cook potatoes in 4 minutes, brown rice in 8-9 min, beans-40-45 min. (cooked from dried) It can cook a whole roast to very very tender in less than 1/2 hour. (depending on size, but usually 4-5 lbs or so) For example, I LOVE Beans, so I make my own refried... I cook the beans (nothing else added, except maybe onion & garlic) for 45 minutes, then mash them & freeze in small containers or freezer bags for later use.
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| Motivation | Losing "Vanity Pounds" (Closed Group) | Jan 15 2008 02:40 (UTC) |
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Can I join too? I'm a little older than most of you, but I still wear a bikini (in my hot tub at least height: 5'5", small/medium frame current weight: 128 goal weight: 120 overall goals: tone hips & thighs, exercise more, keep eating healthy & watching the intakes: water & fiber up & sodium down. |
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| Weight Loss | 2 Weeks in & going to start to excercise?? Got a Q? | Jan 14 2008 22:12 (UTC) |
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I'm not an exercise guru by any means, but thought I'd let you know what I know (which is not that much) lol, Initially when you start exercising, make sure you increase your water intake, muscles are known to hold onto water, and I believe that increasing the water can minimize this. (so, it may appear that you are a wee bit heavier after starting to exercise, due to this, but it's not real weight) Also, muscle weighs more than fat, so your weight loss rate may slow a bit, in which case you should see your clothes fitting better, but I wouldn't say you would gain weight, unless your calorie deficit isn't enough... I hope someone else can give you more info than I can |
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| Motivation | ***Christian Calorie Counters (CCC) Continues*** | Jan 13 2008 06:38 (UTC) |
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I second what 4square said!!! Bluebird and Alicia, being a teenager isn't easy! But, you both know WHO to turn to, and that's the most important thing you can learn in your whole life, some people take forever to have that understanding (and some never do). Hang in there
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| Motivation | Anybody wanna have a "Women over 40" forum or group???? | Jan 13 2008 06:26 (UTC) |
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I have always wanted to get a massage, but I don't know the first thing about them, so my luck, I would probably end up with the strong army nurse type that would work me over, kinda what it sounds like revins had, lol! and lbeth, it has to be water, doesn't it! I say ignore the scale for today and keep on doing what you know works! lynnjones, congrats! on doing great, 5 lbs is awesome! That's great that you quit drinking soda, I enjoy water so much more since I quit drinking it.(almost 2 yrs now). For a treat when we eat out, I have soda water with a slice of lime, yummm.
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great job!!
I started off at 60 mcg, then after 3 mo, was increased to 100 mcg. I've been on it ever since, with no problems. it's like it doesn't even exist any more. 
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